>Also, there are a lot of people who are working in knowledge fields who have no curiosity at all - They seem to be doing it entirely for money and/or status W

>Also, there are a lot of people who are working in knowledge fields who have no curiosity at all - They seem to be doing it entirely for money and/or status What's wrong with doing something for money? You make it sound like a bad thing. Do you think the janitor cleans your toilet because they find the work so intellectually stimulating? The work needs to get done, and most people would rather watch TV or go on a walk or play a sport or read a book or countless other things instead of slaving away at someone else's project, so society uses money to motivate them to devote their time and attention to that thing. You sound like one of those people who think that knowledge workers should work for peanuts just because the work is so interesting.